Strategic Finance Manager (12-Month FTC)

Coco Republic; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Career development

Product discounts

Collaborative culture

Employee assistance program

Paid parental leave

Work-life balance

Job summary

Coco Republic is seeking a technically strong Finance Manager to lead the monthly close, statutory reporting, and tax compliance from our Alexandria Head Office. You will drive financial controls, partner with stakeholders, and provide insights to support commercial decisions.

Reporting to the CFO, you will manage the year-end close, external audits, and continuous improvement across finance processes and systems. The role is a 12-month fixed-term maternity leave contract located in Sydney.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualified with strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge.
• Experience preparing statutory/general-purpose financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly financial close with journals, accruals, reconciliations and reporting.
• Prepare and review monthly management reporting and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare annual financial statements with working papers ensuring compliance with Australian standards and statutory reporting.
• Provide technical accounting advice on leases, goodwill, impairment, fixed assets, inventory and revenue recognition.
• Coordinate external audits as Finance contact.
• Oversee GST/BAS compliance and income tax provisions.
• Review cross-border and transfer pricing calculations and ABS submissions.
• Oversee inventory accounting, landed costs and provisioning.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and controls.
• Manage and develop the Accountant and support their development.
• Partner with stakeholders to provide financial insights for decision-making.

Skills

Technical accounting

Financial reporting

Excel

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Retail ERP

Concur

Adyen

Copilot/AI

Education

CA/CPA qualified

Tools

STORIS ERP

Concur

Adyen

Copilot

Job description

Coco Republic is seeking a technically strong Finance Manager to lead the monthly close, statutory reporting, and tax compliance from our Alexandria Head Office. You will drive financial controls, partner with stakeholders, and provide insights to support commercial decisions.

Reporting to the CFO, you will manage the year-end close, external audits, and continuous improvement across finance processes and systems. The role is a 12-month fixed-term maternity leave contract located in Sydney.